Metal edge finisher

ABSTRACT

Apparatus adapted to finish the edges of metallic sheet material. The apparatus constitutes a hand milling device incorporating means providing firm and true bearing surfaces-fore and aft-of the cutter member thereof, before, after and during a finishing operation.

United States Patent References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 12/1888 Stevenson....................

Kenneth B. Jamison Los Angeles, Calif. AppLNo. 785,300 Filed [45] Patented Jan.26, I971 [73] Assignee Inventor 394,411 [22] 1911968 795,997 8/1905 Mathews 2,344,897 3/1944 Pringle......................... gz z' fi fi g g ig 2,649,873 8/1953 Reichetal....................

a corporation of California Primary Examiner-Gil Weidenfeld 4 Attorneysl-larold L. Fox and William M. Graham [54] METAL EDGE FINISHER I 1 Claim, 2 Drawing Figs.

145/4.1 ABSTRACT: Apparatus adapted to finish the edges of metal- B23c H [51] Field lic sheet material. The apparatus constitutes a hand milling device incorporating means providing firm and true bearing /12. ,5,8,20; 144/134, ,ll7.2, l17.5;51/170.1

24.06; 145/4, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1 surfacesfore and aft-of the cutter member thereof, before,

134.5, 136, 136.3 after and during a finishing operation.

' the apparatus itig ajpairbf passag MAL V: The. present a is pertains to apparat" milling .oper ion a and more particijila'rly Ito a power driven handtool, similar ln appearahce to a plane or cutting tool actuchattering accompanying damage to sheet'mate'rial on an Operation Of thi'stype, r I a M Briefly, th'e;hand 'mill'ng apparatusdisclosed herein has the general appearance characteristics of a hand-operated plane, the ,franie rne beriof f milling.cutterrnounted ap mately midway between the ends of the] framemernb ,Ajpai'r of substahtially wedgeshaped membersa're mounted'ateach end of the frame of the apparatus. As mounted, the membersfdfinpe a pair of parallel surfaces adapted to be adjusted to dilfferent vertical distances below the axis ofthe cutter element. Also, the members define a plurality of inwhi'ch sheet material may be received and functions to arrest'orreduce chattering and vibration of theshe'ets I a a {The feature referred ,toiabove renders the; apparatus especially useful in firtishing titanium andlike sheets.

ltis art object of the "preseriti'nven'tion to provide milling apparatus manually operatedand providing true and firm hearing surfacesfore-aridaft'of e cutterniernbjer. Another object is to prom il 'below'the axis of theeutterel'ement at locations fore and aft thereof. 1

s :to pro vide imilling apparatus which is economical to c nstriict, simple indesi'gn andfree of malfunctioniitg tendencies Although the charaeteristic features of the "present inven- "tiort are particularly poiht'ed out in the appended claims, the

"invention ;its'e lf. jalso; eimanner irt'fwhichitmay be carried out,- will be better 1 nderstood 1by=referririg to the following description talsen finjcorinetion with the accompanying drawings forming apart of 'thisfiapplication "and in which:

FIG. l'is aJperspectiVe view of'apparatus disclosed herein; 7

1 FIG. .2 a sa is, "tsecsspmm hdwh-in FIG. 1 taken on the Iine'Z-QZtSfthelatterFIG; e I

r'tiilling apparatus 11 of the type FIGS. land! The apparatus 11 {functions similarly as a hand- }hand tool, Prirtciplecomponents of c nstitutes aframe imember '12, a pair of disclosedhereia is mews;

tapered members l taiid i6, amoto'r '17 and acutter member atedlconfiguration defindaptd toreceive the mem-' ,Thje, ys- 19 19{arefdefined by side I "and 2 espectivelyithe walls'n increasa mmrmum atfthe ends of the frame rs-Me d? ways 1 9 19 are further characa a V v platrie surfaces serving a purpose "thatflw'ill become pparentg 'the diselosure progresses. The cutterflrnerhberQls tric orfair motorflTtheaxis bf whi'eh 'coincides with the axis of 'the cutter asiindic'ti tedfby the'line A-Afin FIG. 1. The ap- "paratusll is providedwithhandle and'knob rnernbers'23 and v24lo iatetzl atthe 'aft mural-ward ends thereof, respectively,

for effecting a includesjapower-actuated v a axmum 'hi'cknessat itsinidsection. The. UpperwaIIsPZZ fth'e terizedinth rotatably mourited in thesidewalls 21 of jthe"mem ber( 12 s staritially at the midsection thereof as qshownfDrivingr'nea sforthecutter 18 isprovided by an elec- 2 linear movement and guidance are imparted to the apparatus The base member 12 defines a pair of elongated passageways 26 adjacent'cach end of the member 12 serving a with respect to the lower surfacesfThethickness of the outer ends of'the members 1 "4and l6 exceeds that of their inner ends and as assembled the upper surfaces 29 of the members 14 andlb'havea full contacting and sliding relation with the upper walls'22 of the passageways 19. A plurality of grooves {31 are provided the lower surfaces of the members 14 and the upper surfaces of the grooves 31 have a parallel relation with the respective lower surfaces 28. The grooves '31 being of a size to receive a plate 32, the e dgeportions of which are to be finished. The members l4 and 16 are assembled as just described by means of setscr'ews 33 which pass through thepass 'iigeways'26 as best seen in FIG. 2. v Means for imparting movement to the members 14 and 16 are provided by a pair of screw members 34 terminating in Allen'heads located at the aft ends of the members. Mounting for the screw members 34 are provided by rod members 36 and 37 of cylindricalcorifiguration, the rod members being pivotally mounted in the side walls 22 and the bodies of the members and 16, respectively, substantially as shown in FlG. 2. Threaded bores, adapted to receive the shank-(screw portions) of the screws'34, are provided in the rod members 37. The respective diametersof the drilled holes formed in the members and 16, inboard and outboard of the rodmembers37, exceed the diameters of the screw members 34 allow- 'ing a slight angular movement thereof in the drilled holes. Fixed'collars 38 are provided on the screw members 34 on the "inboard side of the rod members'36, the collars'38 acting as sto'p'members resultin'g in longitudinal movement of the members "1'4 and 16, at such time as the screws 34 are rotated either in a clockwiseor counterclockwise direction.

Components of the milling apparatus having been described, a better understandingthereof willbe forthcoming from the following discussion of the operation of the apparatus ll. I A sheetof'metallic'inaterial'32 is mounted in a vise or holding devicefl substantiallyas shown in FIG. 1. A scribeline, indicated bythe numeral 39 ;in FIG. 1, indicatingthe depth of cuter finish tobe made on 'the plate 32 is first scribed thereon. The apparatus lljsthen positionedon the sheet 32, substantially as shown in FIG. hl. As positioned, theedge of the plate 32 isreceived in oneof the'grooves 31. The member 14 is adand provides a'firm bearing surface for the apparatus 11 forward or the cutter 18 at the start of a milling or finishing operation.

Thusthe cut is initiated, asthe member 116 approaches the 5 finished edge of the"plate' 32, t he member l6'is adjusted (longitudinally moved).-on'the member 12. The member 16 (the upperfportion of thejgroove3l in which the plate 32 is receivedlispositioned so that'the finished upper surface of the plate 32 provides a 'secondfirm and true surface for'the apparatus 16. Thus'it is seen that the apparatus 11 provides "firmand true guiding surfaces fore and aft of the cutter member 18 and a' cut coinciding with'the scribe line 39 will be 1 effected.

Duringtheoperationdescribed above, it will be seen that the unfinishe dupper edge of the-plate 32 provides a firm and true bearing surface for the member 14. Subsequently the finishedportion-of'the-plate 32 provides a firm and true bearing surface for'the member 16. In other words, during a finishing operation first (forward) bearing surface is provided by the member 14 and unfinished edge of the plate 32 and a second bearing surface is provided by the member 16 and the finished edge of the plate 32. In this respect it will be noticed that the member 16 is necessarily lower than the member 14, thus it will be seen that the members 14 and 16 can be adjusted independently of each other as shown by the dimension L in FIG. 2.

After the above adjustments are effected, the members 14 and 16 are locked in position by means of the screws 33. Further it will be understood that the above adjustments are made by means of the screws 34, the screws 34 being of the Allen head type. The surfaces 29 of the members 14 and 16 can be considered as camming surface functioning to elevate or depress the members 14 and 16.

Further it will be noticed that the upper edge (edge being finished) of the plate 32 is received in one of the grooves 31. This feature arrests or greatly reduces chattering and vibration of the plate 32 and consequently the possibility of damage resulting from these causes.

Thus it will be seen that a milling cutter, operatable by hand, provides the various objects of the invention.

lclaim:

1. Apparatus adapted to finish the edges of metal sheets, plates and like articles rendering the edges thereof smooth and free of waviness comprising:

a. an elongated frame member of integral construction comprising a substantially flat upper. side and base surfaces;

b. a cutter member rotatably mounted in said frame member at the midsection thereof with the axis of said cutter member having a normal relation with respect to said side surfaces;

c. said base surface constituting a pair of plane surfaces canted with respect to said upper surface rendering said frame member thicker adjacent said cutter member than at its ends;

d. a pair of elongated wedge-shaped members having plane upper surfaces parallel side surfaces and lower surfaces;

said wedge-shaped members defining a plurality of grooves opening on said lower surfaces, and extending parallel to said side surfaces;

. said grooves further characterized in that they are all rectangular in lateral cross section, terminating in plane flat surfaces having a parallel relation with respect to the upper surface of said wedge-shaped member in which they are formed and the grooves formed in one of the wedge-shaped members being of the same width as corresponding grooves formed in the other of said wedgeshaped members;

g. said pair of wedge-shaped members being mounted in said frame member with the thickest ends thereof positioned adjacent the ends of said frame member with the upper surfaces of said wedge-shaped members in flush and contacting relation with said canted surfaces;

h. said pair of wedge-shaped members, as mounted in said frame member, being further characterized in that grooves of corresponding width are aligned;

i. and means in said frame member adapted to move said wedge-shaped members longitudinally of said frame member whereby the terminating surfaces of said grooves may be located different perpendicular distances with respect to the axis of said cutter member. 

1. Apparatus adapted to finish the edges of metal sheets, plates and like articles rendering the edges thereof smooth and free of waviness comprising: a. an elongated frame member of integral construction comprising a substantially flat upper, side and base surfaces; b. a cutter member rotatably mounted in said frame member at the midsection thereof with the axis of said cutter member having a normal relation with respect to said side surfaces; c. said base surface constituting a pair of plane surfaces canted with respect to said upper surface rendering said frame member thicker adjacent said cutter member than at its ends; d. a pair of elongated wedge-shaped members having plane upper surfaces, parallel side surfaces and lower surfaces; e. said wedge-shaped members defining a plurality of grooves opening on said lower surfaces, and extending parallel to said side surfaces; f. said grooves further characterized in that they are all rectangular in lateral cross section, terminating in plane flat surfaces having a parallel relation with respect to the upper surface of said wedge-shaped member in which they are formed and the grooves formed in one of the wedge-shaped members being of the same width as corresponding grooves formed in the other of said wedge-shaped members; g. said pair of wedge-shaped members being mounted in said frame member with the thickest ends thereof positioned adjacent the ends of said frame member, with the upper surfaces of said wedge-shaped members in flush and contacting relation with said canted surfaces; h. said pair of wedge-shaped members, as mounted in said frame member, being further characterized in That grooves of corresponding width are aligned; i. and means in said frame member adapted to move said wedgeshaped members longitudinally of said frame member whereby the terminating surfaces of said grooves may be located different perpendicular distances with respect to the axis of said cutter member. 